Cash handout begins in Aomori and Hokkaido villages

Cash handout begins in Aomori and Hokkaido villages

NISHIMEYA, Japan - Local people line up to receive cash under a controversial government cash benefit plan at the local municipal office of the village of Nishimeya in Aoyomori Prefecture on March 5. (Kyodo)

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